Born on the Bosphorus: Exploring Three Distinct Waterside Neighborhoods
Born on the Bosphorus: Exploring Three Distinct Waterside Neighborhoods
10 meals
Discover the real Istanbul on a culinary journey through Beşiktaş, Üsküdar, and Kuzguncuk. Savor traditional dishes, visit vibrant markets, and enjoy stunning waterside views.
10 meals
Experience Details
Our Istanbul food tour, which focuses on this fascinating part of city, starts in the market of Beşiktaş. A hub of ferry traffic, covered with the flags of its famous soccer team and with its narrow streets filled with rollicking meyhanes and simple restaurants serving breakfast all day long, this neighborhood is a slice of real, contemporary Istanbul like no other. Among the beer bars and cheap clothing stores are a few traditional culinary mainstays for menemen, Turkish style scrambled eggs, and bal kaymak, clotted cream blanketed in honey – that’s the way we like to start a day. We’ll visit an Ottoman-era bakery to get some freshly baked goods for the boat ride across the Bosphorus to the market at Üsküdar, where a more traditional food culture is preserved. We’ll sample the best of this market with visits to a honey vendor from Eastern Turkey, an olive shop and a third-generation candymaker, before setting off for the fairytale neighborhood of Kuzguncuk.
What You Get
Good To Know
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
What You’ll Experience
Bosphorus Strait (Pass By)
Kuzguncuk (Pass By)
Beth Yaakov Synagogue
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting PointDeniz Müzesi, Beşiktaş İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34353
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End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
Fascinating walk and slice of life in three very different Istanbul neighborhoods -- Besiktas, Uskudar and Kuzguncuk. Besiktas is a vibrant, youthful neighborhood with lots of great breakfast place...read more
Engaging visit to local neighborhoods of Istanbul with stops at a variety of family run restaurants and shops. The food samples were wonderful, both in quality and variety, as well as giving insig...read more
Probably one of the best food tours I have done. Esin was wonderful. So passionate about Istanbul and it's food. She took us to many tiny hidden places as well larger ones. Lots of stories about th...read more
Gonca was knowledgeable, accommodating, and charming. I had been through some of the neighborhoods before, but I had missed so much on my own!
We had a great time on our tour with Ugur. We learned a lot about Turkish foods and had the pleasure of exploring multiple different neighborhoods. We especially loved the tree-lined neighborhood a...read more
